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Data Analysis Courses for Beginners

Beginner data analysis courses can help you learn data collection techniques, basic statistical concepts, data visualization, and interpretation of results. You can build skills in using spreadsheets for data manipulation, creating charts for visual representation, and applying descriptive statistics to summarize findings. Many courses introduce tools like Excel, Google Sheets, and data visualization software such as Tableau, showing you how to effectively analyze and present data to support decision-making.


Popular Beginner Data Analysis Courses and Certifications


  • E

    EDUCBA

    PySide2 Project - Data Fetching Application

    Skills you'll gain: Application Development, Event-Driven Programming, Application Design, User Interface (UI), UI Components, Program Development, Data Import/Export, Development Environment, Data Integration, File I/O

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    18 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • U

    University of Leeds

    Data Science: Ethical decision-making in practice

    Skills you'll gain: Data Ethics, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Responsible AI, Risking, Research Methodologies, Data Governance, Data Analysis

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • U

    University of Minnesota

    Social Determinants of Health: Data to Action

    Skills you'll gain: Social Determinants Of Health, Health Equity, Health Disparities, Health Systems, Community Health, Public Health, Health Informatics, Healthcare Ethics, Health Policy, Maternal Health, Systems Thinking, Statistical Software, Data Analysis, Box Plots, Data Ethics, Substance Abuse, Research Methodologies, Correlation Analysis, Scatter Plots, Environmental Monitoring

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
    ·
    21 reviews

    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

  • C

    Coursera

    Data Validation with Alteryx: Testing and Optimization Tools

    Skills you'll gain: Data Validation, Data Cleansing, Alteryx, Data Quality, Microsoft Excel, Data Integrity, Data Integration, Data Import/Export, Data Loss Prevention, Anomaly Detection

    Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

  • U

    University of Glasgow

    Data-Driven Leadership Skills Capstone Project

    Skills you'll gain: Data Literacy, Strategic Leadership, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Business Leadership, Team Leadership, Organizational Leadership, Leadership, Data Analysis, Leadership Development, Leadership and Management, Strategic Decision-Making, Agile Methodology, Organizational Structure

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
    ·
    15 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • L

    LearnKartS

    Salesforce Data Management, Reports, and Dashboards

    Skills you'll gain: Dashboard, Salesforce Development, Salesforce, Analytics, Data Import/Export, Data Presentation, Data Analysis, Business Reporting, Data Cleansing, Data Migration, Data Management, Data Sharing, Data Validation, Data Security

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • M

    Microsoft

    Data Manipulation and Cleaning in R

    Skills you'll gain: Data Manipulation, Data Cleansing, Data Quality, Data Preprocessing, Tidyverse (R Package), Data Transformation, R Programming, Text Mining, Data Validation, Generative AI, Anomaly Detection

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • G

    Google Cloud

    Filtering and Sorting Data in Looker

    Skills you'll gain: Looker (Software), Dashboard, Data Manipulation, Data Wrangling, Data Visualization Software, Exploratory Data Analysis, Data Management, Google Cloud Platform, Network Analysis

    Beginner · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

  • C

    Coursera

    Analyze User Research Data with Microsoft Forms

    Skills you'll gain: User Research, User Feedback, Business Research, Data Collection, Market Research, Data Compilation, Business Analysis

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
    ·
    50 reviews

    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

  • C

    Coursera

    Manage Data for an Online Grocer Using MySQL Workbench

    Skills you'll gain: Database Design, MySQL Workbench, MySQL, Relational Databases, SQL, Database Management, Data Manipulation, Data Migration, User Acceptance Testing (UAT), Scalability

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
    ·
    8 reviews

    Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

  • P

    Packt

    Matrix Calculus for Data Science & Machine Learning

    Skills you'll gain: Calculus, Applied Mathematics, NumPy, Machine Learning Algorithms, Data Science, Tensorflow, Python Programming, Derivatives, Algorithms, Development Environment

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • J

    Johns Hopkins University

    Calculus through Data & Modelling: Series and Integration

    Skills you'll gain: Calculus, Integral Calculus, Advanced Mathematics, Mathematical Theory & Analysis, Applied Mathematics, Numerical Analysis, Mathematical Modeling, Derivatives

    4.9
    Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
    ·
    57 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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In summary, here are 10 of our most popular data analysis courses

  • PySide2 Project - Data Fetching Application: EDUCBA
  • Data Science: Ethical decision-making in practice: University of Leeds
  • Social Determinants of Health: Data to Action: University of Minnesota
  • Data Validation with Alteryx: Testing and Optimization Tools: Coursera
  • Data-Driven Leadership Skills Capstone Project: University of Glasgow
  • Salesforce Data Management, Reports, and Dashboards: LearnKartS
  • Data Manipulation and Cleaning in R: Microsoft
  • Filtering and Sorting Data in Looker: Google Cloud
  • Analyze User Research Data with Microsoft Forms: Coursera
  • Manage Data for an Online Grocer Using MySQL Workbench: Coursera

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